Think of The Children!

[MadBomr101]

I stopped at the supermarket on my way home tonight to buy dinner.  I went to the deli to pick out a roast chicken seasoned with lemon pepper.  That detail is unimportant to the point of the story but I've included it here for those of you who may have thought "I wonder what he decided to get."

As I was going through the various flavors available, I noticed a revolving book rack in the aisle next to the counter where people buy their coldcuts and cheeses.  It was filled with a primarily Xian themed selection one of which was clearly aimed at kids.  It was titled "Jesus Loves Little Children"  On the cover was a colorful drawing of a happy, friendly Jesus playing with happy little children.  Where most people would see a harmless, maybe even inocuous piece of Xian fluff, I saw evil.

Okay, maybe not Darth Vader evil but it was still Xian propaganda conceived and created for the sole purpose of luring small children into the ranks of the faithful starting at a very young age.  This is the reason religion is so prevalent worldwide.  All religions do this.  The indoctrination of people into their ranks beginning from the time a person is still in diapers and still thinks Dora the Explorer is fascinating TV.  It happened to me.  I went to a Roman Catholic school beginning at the age fo five and Jesus was there from day one.  I didn't have a chance.  I was five!  I had no way to mount a counter argument.  The adults told me God and Jesus were real so I believed them and then I was rewarded with chocolate milk.  It took me another eighteen years after that to rid myself of the crapola they'd filled my head with during those years.  Such is the power of chocolate milk to a child.

So, thankfully, I escaped and eventually learned that not only were God and Jesus a fairytale but I can go and have chocolate milk anytime I want without having to believe in anyone's superstitious fiction.  I also couldn't help but speculate how much of an uproar would there be if that rack had also contained a book titled "Jesus Isn't Real and Can't Play with You so Maybe You Should Adopt a Puppy Instead"

That would be priceless.   

[Buddy]

I stopped at the supermarket on my way home tonight to buy dinner.  I went to the deli to pick out a roast chicken seasoned with lemon pepper.  That detail is unimportant to the point of the story but I've included it here for those of you who may have thought "I wonder what he decided to get."

As I was going through the various flavors available, I noticed a revolving book rack in the aisle next to the counter where people buy their coldcuts and cheeses.  It was filled with a primarily Xian themed selection one of which was clearly aimed at kids.  It was titled "Jesus Loves Little Children"  On the cover was a colorful drawing of a happy, friendly Jesus playing with happy little children.  Where most people would see a harmless, maybe even inocuous piece of Xian fluff, I saw evil.

Okay, maybe not Darth Vader evil but it was still Xian propaganda conceived and created for the sole purpose of luring small children into the ranks of the faithful starting at a very young age.  This is the reason religion is so prevalent worldwide.  All religions do this.  The indoctrination of people into their ranks beginning from the time a person is still in diapers and still thinks Dora the Explorer is fascinating TV.  It happened to me.  I went to a Roman Catholic school beginning at the age fo five and Jesus was there from day one.  I didn't have a chance.  I was five!  I had no way to mount a counter argument.  The adults told me God and Jesus were real so I believed them and then I was rewarded with chocolate milk.  It took me another eighteen years after that to rid myself of the crapola they'd filled my head with during those years.  Such is the power of chocolate milk to a child.

So, thankfully, I escaped and eventually learned that not only were God and Jesus a fairytale but I can go and have chocolate milk anytime I want without having to believe in anyone's superstitious fiction.  I also couldn't help but speculate how much of an uproar would there be if that rack had also contained a book titled "Jesus Isn't Real and Can't Play with You so Maybe You Should Adopt a Puppy Instead"

That would be priceless.   

Hey, it would help your local animal shelters.

[MadBomr101]

Hey, it would help your local animal shelters.

Agreed.

See, atheism not only frees minds but provides homes for puppies too.  What's not to love?

[not your typical...]

Hey, it would help your local animal shelters.

Agreed.
See, atheism not only frees minds but provides homes for puppies too.  What's not to love?

Haha. Jesus is the invisible friend in the sky who is also all around you and can see everything you do..... Try telling that to a paranoid skitzo right before they go to the bathroom. I couldn't piss for 4 hours. Evil pricks.

[MadBomr101]

Haha. Jesus is the invisible friend in the sky who is also all around you and can see everything you do..... Try telling that to a paranoid skitzo right before they go to the bathroom. I couldn't piss for 4 hours. Evil pricks.

Thank God you became an atheist and can now piss fully and freely without the fear of being watched by some omniscient perv who knows exactly when you're going to pee and can be right there for the show.

Did I just say Thank God?   ???

[xSilverPhinx]

Do Christians actually believe that they're being watched by their gods? ???

[not your typical...]

Haha. Jesus is the invisible friend in the sky who is also all around you and can see everything you do..... Try telling that to a paranoid skitzo right before they go to the bathroom. I couldn't piss for 4 hours. Evil pricks.

Thank God you became an atheist and can now piss fully and freely without the fear of being watched by some omniscient perv who knows exactly when you're going to pee and can be right there for the show.

Did I just say Thank God?   ???

Not an atheist. That's the worst part.....  i guess i just eventually realized that I would have to get over it....

Do Christians actually believe that they're being watched by their gods? ???

One God. And yes. We really do.

[xSilverPhinx]

One God. And yes. We really do.

One that reads your hearts?

I'm genuinely curious about this, because sometimes I get the impression that theists, who believe that their gods can "see their hearts", certainly don't act like it.

 

[not your typical...]

One God. And yes. We really do.

One that reads your hearts?

I'm genuinely curious about this, because sometimes I get the impression that theists, who believe that their gods can "see their hearts", certainly don't act like it.

of course we don't act like it. We tend to try to have hope that He doesn't know everything, just as a part of human nature. Is it easy for you to accept it if some random person were to walk up to you and say that they could read your mind and know everything about you, but never actually say what ur thinking?

[Sweetdeath]

Do Christians actually believe that they're being watched by their gods? ???

Yes they do. >< i've heard my dad bring it up many a times.

[OldGit]

It was titled "Jesus Loves Little Children"  On the cover was a colorful drawing of a happy, friendly Jesus playing with happy little children.

Yes, and to this day many of his paid servants still carry on the tradition of playing with little children. 

[DeterminedJuliet]

One God. And yes. We really do.

One that reads your hearts?

I'm genuinely curious about this, because sometimes I get the impression that theists, who believe that their gods can "see their hearts", certainly don't act like it.

 

Yeah, but most of them believe that it only really matters that God sees that they "believe". So as long as they have belief in their hearts, they can continue being assholes.

[Siz]

It was titled "Jesus Loves Little Children"  On the cover was a colorful drawing of a happy, friendly Jesus playing with happy little children.

Yes, and to this day many of his paid servants still carry on the tradition of playing with little children. 

Nice work, OG!

[MadBomr101]

Not an atheist. That's the worst part.....   i guess i just eventually realized that I would have to get over it....

Well, at least you found a way around it because being fearful to answer nature's call is likely to become problematic pretty quickly.  

Yes, and to this day many of his paid servants still carry on the tradition of playing with little children.  

LOL!  How did I miss that in my initial post??  

[IcyBabe]

Non bribed chocolate milk all around!!!  **** yeah!!!!